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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Amy Hawkins senior China correspondent

Transgender woman wins record payout in China after electroshock treatment

Closeup of Ling'er
Performance artist Ling'er, 28, said she hoped her case could help other LGBTQ+ people protect their rights. Photograph: Ling'er

A transgender woman in China has won a record amount of compensation from a hospital that subjected her to several sessions of electroshock conversion practices without her consent.

Changli county people’s court in Qinhuangdao, a city in Hebei, approved a 60,000 yuan (£6,552) award to Ling’er, a 28-year-old performance artist who was recorded male at birth but identifies as a woman. LGBTQ+ activists described the award, approved on 31 October, as a victory for trans rights in China.

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